Shannon Mary Kent (née Smith, May 11, 1983 – January 16, 2019) was a United States Navy cryptologic technician and member of JSOC's Intelligence Support Activity who was killed in the 2019 Manbij bombing.

[4][5] She grew up in Pine Plains, New York, attending Stissing Mountain J/S High School, where she was an honors student and an athlete, graduating in 2001.

[3] Kent enlisted in the Navy on December 11, 2003, and graduated from boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, in February 2004.

[12] Kent was killed along with three other Americans who were in Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.

[10][7][11][14] The three other Americans casualties were: Scott A. Wirtz, a former SEAL; Army Special Forces Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan R. Farmer; and Ghadir Taher, a translator with Valiant Integrated Service, a U.S. Department of Defense contractor.

[6] U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute to her and the three other fallen Americans during a trip to Dover Air Force Base on 19 January, where their remains were received.

[21] In August 2019, the Defense Language Institute in Presidio of Monterey, California dedicated the Kent Navy Yard in her honor.